X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:26:26 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s36.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.111] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4900198 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:49:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.111; envelope-from=ian.crowe@sympatico.ca Received: from BLU0-SMTP84 ([65.55.116.72]) by blu0-omc3-s36.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:48:59 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [74.14.130.23] X-Originating-Email: [ian.crowe@sympatico.ca] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: ian.crowe@sympatico.ca Received: from IanPC ([74.14.130.23]) by BLU0-SMTP84.blu0.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:48:58 -0800 From: Ian Crowe X-Original-To: "Timothy Ong" , "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Paint adhesion to carbon fiber X-Original-Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:48:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02D2_01CBDDDA.974D0F90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18263 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Mar 2011 02:48:58.0374 (UTC) FILETIME=[89D31A60:01CBDE04] ------=_NextPart_000_02D2_01CBDDDA.974D0F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a 360 with a locally built carbon fiber cowling. My problem is = that I cannot seem to get a local painter who can make the paint stick. = The last try gave me about ten hours before cracks appeared to start = from around the oil filler door and spread outwards from there. It = became apparent the whole paint system, body filler and all was lifting = off from the carbon fiber. Is there any procedure that must be followed to ensure that the filler = and paint will remain bonded to the carbon fiber? I do not want to try = painting it again before I can have a reasonable chance of having it = last. Any help or thoughts on the matter will be gratefully received or = personal experience with this problem. Tim, does Lancair recommend any procedure with carbon fiber aircraft.. Ian B. Crowe LNC 2 C-FKRO ------=_NextPart_000_02D2_01CBDDDA.974D0F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have a 360 with a locally built carbon fiber = cowling. =20 My problem is that I cannot seem to get a local painter who can make the = paint=20 stick.  The last try gave me about ten hours before  cracks = appeared=20 to start from around the oil filler door and spread outwards from = there. =20 It became apparent the whole paint system, body filler and all was = lifting off=20 from the carbon fiber.
 
Is there any procedure that must be followed to = ensure that=20 the filler and paint will remain bonded to the carbon fiber?  I do = not want=20 to try painting it again before I can have a reasonable chance of having = it=20 last.
 
Any help or thoughts on the matter will be = gratefully received=20 or personal experience with this problem.
 
Tim, does Lancair recommend any procedure with = carbon fiber=20 aircraft..
 
Ian B.  Crowe
LNC 2 = C-FKRO
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